Itchy skin during pregnancy

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I am shocked that the banana peel worked!! I've been insatiably itchy, and it is considerably better just after 12 hours! (I used it before bed, once in the night (cause I'm up anyway!), and this morning.) The redness, bumps and irritation is down considerably! Thanks for the tip! I'll still mention it with my dr next week, but the immediate effect is amazing!

I also notice that cutting off eating sweets (chocolate, ice cream, cookies, etc.) helps reduce the itch. Eat more veggies. Drinking a serving of v8 a day really helps to reduce the puppp. If u don't like v8 try adding more tomatoes to your diet. It helps as well! Keep using Grandpa Pine Tar Soap, use Aveno lotion, hydrocortisone, and baby powder on top! This has helped me found relief in a week! I hope it does for you as well!!

I have puppp at 30 weeks and it was bad for 2 weeks till I read about puppp remedies on this comment post. What helped me was:Each day, take 2-3 warm/cool shower using Grandpa Pine Tar Soap. You can find this at GNC store or order online through amazon.Use Aveno lotion on your rash after each shower and as needed when u start to itch. (Use the jar with the thick lotion). Use over the counter hydrocortisone on top of the lotion on your rash.Put baby powder on to of that to cover up the lotion and keep it absorb to your body and not wipe off on clothes. (Some of the baby power will wipe on your clothes so be careful when putting on your clothes. But the lotion and hydrocortisone is underneath, won't rub off, will obsorb well through the day.)My rash went away in a week! I'm 33 weeks now & have been puppp free. My stretch mark is barely visible anymore. I still shower twice a day with Grandpa Pine Tar Soap. I only put on lotion and no longer need the hydrocortisone! Hope this help u

Hi all u lovely girls!! Wud like to share something.. I m 36 weeks pregnant n since a week had been scratching my whole body.. sleepless nights.. very uncomfortable.. thankfully my mom suggested a magical soother... shecadded a small block of powder or crushed camphor in coconut oil. I applied it all over my body n then took bath so that excess oil comes off.. N wat a relief.. Try it out my friends.. It worked like magic for me!! :)

At 32 weeks my stretch marks started and within 10 days they were everywhere red and sore. All the sudden they were sooo itchy and started to blister. I wanted to cut my skin off. It was hell. I researched and decided I had PUPP. I went to see my ob and he ran tests for cholestasis, a condition during preganacy in which the normal flow of bile in the gallbladder is affected by the high amounts of pregnancy hormones. This can make you itchy as well. My tests came back negative. Ob could do nothing but recommend Hydrocortisone cream, benidryl, to take medical leave from work and to be induced at 37.5 wks. After much searching on the net and many combinations of creams this is what has worked for me and now at 36 wks I am almost 100% itch free. 3xday dandilion pills3 cold showers a day with Pine Tar soap and lightly scrubOatmeal lotion2 benidryl at bed timeThis honestly saved me and now I dont need to be induced thankfully. This PUPP is terrible !!!! Hope you find some relief too !!

I have the same exact problem and situation as babycenter member who posted 7.2.2014. I am currently 36 weeks and I've had severe itching for months. I can't sleep. I have tried everything, every remedy. Nothing helps. It is tormenting and I sympathize with you!

Hi I'm 34 weeks pregnant and ever since the start of my pregnancy I've been itchy all over and I would sracth until my body bleeds and it will leave black marks all over and its so irritating at night I they checked my LFT is normal but this itchiness is killing me any suggestion please???

It is sad to me that so many women are not informed about the wonders that plants can bring to the body...especially herbs and essential oils. Peppermint essential oil diluted in a carrier oil such as olive or jojoba is great for itching skin. Also try lavender and chamomile essential oils for the same purpose. It isn't a bad idea to invest in a dry skin brush, either. It gets the lymph system working when you brush all over your body towards your heart. Hope this helps.

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